The furniture giant Ikea withdrew its wiener sausages in Britain after tests found "indications" of horse meat, just days after it withdrew a batch of its traditional meatballs.

The Swedish company said it was removing the sausages from sale in Britain, France, Spain, Ireland and Portugal after tests confirmed "a few indications of horse meat".

Their announcement came a few hours after Pembrokeshire Council also withdrew all mince products from its schools, care homes and day centres with immediate effect after horse meat was found in one of its supplier's products.

Meat supplied by Welsh Bros Ltd to a consortium of councils, including the West Wales local authority, was found to have horse meat present after tests.

Council bosses said they had been given assurances by their other suppliers that their meats were fully traceable. Today, Welsh Bros described the horse meat discovery as a huge shock.